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5 Claims.

This invention relates to phonographs, and

more particularly to phonographs of the type which comprise a speakingtube, or the like, for conveying sound to and from the machine.

Phonographs of the abovementioned type are commonly employed for therecordation and reproduction of dictation, and are known as dictatingmachines. These machines comprise means for rotating a record and arecord-cooperating sound translating device usually at leas partiallyoverlying the record. To this translating device there is coupled aspeaking tube having a handpiece, or sound-receiving device, at itsouter end adapted to be grasped by the hand during the use of themachine, the speaking tube being usually flexible and of such length asto permit freedom of movement to the operator during the use of themachine. For convenience in the operation of the machine, it isimportant that the point` at which this speaking tube extends from themachine be carefully chosen so that the tube will not obstruct suchaccess tothe machine asis necessary to its operation; it is furtherimportant, particularly in machines which are intended for use on desksor tables, that the arj rangement of the phonograph and cabinet behighly compact and yet provide sufficient space for the storing of thespeaking tube during the non-use of themachine.

It is an object` of my invention to provide an 4 arrangement of`phonograph and cabinet fulfilling the important requirements, as notedabove.

It is another object to provide a cabinet closely fitting a completephonograph, which is-openable by a single manipulationto expose .thephono- I speaking tube during, the non-use of the machine.

It is a further object of my invention to couple the sound translatingdevice to the speaking tube by means of a sound tube partiallysurrounding the record rearwardly thereof.

It is another object of my invention to provide 5i a movable support inthe abovementioned compartment for the handpiece ofthe speaking tube,which is automatically moved into an upper supporting position renderingthe handpiece readily accessible upon opening the cabinet and into alower supporting position upon closing the cabinet.

A further object of my invention is to provide improved means forautomatically starting the machine as an incident of removing thehandpiece from its support while the support is in its upper supportingposition.

Other objects of my invention will more fully appear from the followingdescription and the appended claims.

In the description of my invention reference is had to the accompanyingdrawings, of which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a phonograph and cabinet in accordancewith my invention, the top of the cabinet being removed for the betterillustration of the phonograph;

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross sectional view of the phonograph and cabinetin accordance with my invention, taken substantially along the line 2 2of Fig. l, but showing the speaking tube in elevation;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical cross sectional view takensubstantially along the line 3 3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a right side elevational View oi the cabinet of the abovefigures, a side wall portion of the cabinet being broken away for thebetter illustration of parts therebehind;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken substantially along theline 5 5 of Fig. 4;

Figr is principally a left hand elevational view of. mechanism operatedby the cover or main closure, the cover being in open position;

Fig. 7 is a verticaly cross sectional view of the mechf-niism` shown inFig. 6,` taken substantially along the line 1 1 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 8 is a detailed View of a portion of the mechanism of Fig. 6, takensubstantially along the line .8 8 of Fig. 6.

Reference being had to Figs. 1 and 2, there will be seen a cabinet ihaving a lower portion Z which is substantially rectangular in crosssection as viewed from the top, and a top portion, which issubstantially arcuately shaped as viewed from the end, the top portioncomprising a rearward section 3 and a front closure or cover il. Thecabinet l contains a phonographarranged in accordance with my invention,having a frame or base G carrying the various parts of the phonograph.The lower cabinet portion 2 supports the base 6 in a position at thelevel of the top of that portion, the base being supported at its frontby a bracket l, which is secured to the forward wall of the lowercabinet portion 2, and at its rear by left and right brackets 8 and 9secured to the rearward wall of the cabinet portion 2 and respectivelypivotally connected by shoulder screws 8 and 9 to left and rightrearwardly extending arms l) and l I provided on the base.

The phonograph has its principal parts disposed at, or above, thegeneral level oi the base 5 in order to form a compartment i2 beneaththe base in the lower cabinet portieri 2. The phonograph parts which aredisposed above the base 6 are carried principally by an intermediateupright standard I3 and by left and right upright standards I 4 and I5of the base 6. In the intermediate standard I3 there is journalled ashaft I6 having a mandrel Il' to the right of the standard for removablycarrying a cylindrical record I3. The portion of the base 6 which liesalong the record Iiii. e., the portion lying to the right of theintermediate standard I3-comprises a raised portion in the form of aplatform I9 disposed behind the record and curving downwardly about therecord to form an arcuate portion 23. Extending forwardly from thearcuate portion 2i] is a fiat downwardly inclined base portion 2I havinga relatively large laterally extending opening 22 exposing the interiorof the compartment I2, The portion 2| terminates along its forward edgein a vertically extending reenforcing rib 23 which normally rests on thebracket l. The rib 23 is integral with left and right verticallydisposed side ribs 24 and 25 (see Figures 6 and '7) which extend fromfront to back along the side edges of the base 6 and terminate in theleft and right arms Ii) and II. The left side rib 24 has a downwardlycurved central portion 24' which is offset to the right to provide spaceto the left thereof for mechanism hereinafter described, the portion 24also serving as a support for parts of the phonograph.

Supported by the left and right standards I4 and I are the fro-nt andback longitudinal rods `arid 3|. Slidably mounted on these rods is acarriage 32 having a sleeve 33 embracing the rod 3). The carriage 32 isprovided with a forwardly extending arm 32 overlying the record I8 andcarrying a sound translating device 33 adapted to cooperate with therecord. Advancing movement of the translating device 33 from a startposition to other positions across the record I3, coincidental with arotation of the mandrel I1, is effected by a driving means comprising afeed screw 34 rotatably supported by the left and right standards I4 andI5 and geared to the mandrel shaft I5 by a train of gears 35, of whichthe intermediate gear 35 is pivoted on-a` rearward extension I3' of theintermediate standard I3. Movable into and out of engagement with thefeed screw 34 is a feed nut 36 secured to a bracket 31 pivoted to thecarriage by a pivot rod 38. When the feed nut 36 and feed screw 34 areengaged a steady rotation of the feed screw will cause the translatingdevice 33 to be steadily advanced relative to the record, but when thefeed nut and feed screws are disengaged either the carriage arm 32 orthe translating device carried thereon may be grasped by the hand and bemanipulated across the record at wil1 such manipulation beingparticularly relied upon for the return of the translating device tostart position.

The driving means for the mandrel and carriage may comprise a suitableelectrical motor 33 preferably located in the rearward part of thecabinet I between the left and right `arms II] and I I of the base 5.The motor 33 has a drive pulley 40 coupled by a belt 46 to a pulley 4Irotatably mounted on the standard I4 with its axis in line with themandrel shaft I5. The pulley 4I is coupled at will with the mandrelshaft I6 by means of a clutch 42 comprising a toothed circular member 43suitably splined to the mandrel shaft It and movable into and out ofengagement with another toothed circular member 44 provided on thepulley 4I. For moving the member 43 leftwardly and rightwardly on themandrel shaft I6 to effect the engagement and dsengager ment of theclutch 42 there may be provided a movable control member 45 carrying apin 46 engaging an annular groove 4l in the clutch member 43.

In order that a belt may freely pass from the drive pulley 43 to the`driven pulley V4I there is provided between the left standard i4 andthe intermediate standard I3 a rearwardly extending channel 43. Thebottom 43 of the channel is on a level with the lowest part of thearcuate portion 2) of the base; the left side of the channel is formedby the standard I4; and the right side of the channel is formed n partby the intermediate standard I3, in part by the rearward extension I3 ofthis standard, and otherwise by a wall 5D which extends rearwardly oftheextension I3' between the platform I9 and the bottom 49 of the channel.

The sound translating device 33 may have an inoperative condition andrespective operation conditions for recording and reproducing. Whenconditioned for recording, the translating device is adapted to receivesound waves and impart a movement undulating in accordance with thosewaves to a recorder stylus 5I which, when in contact with a rotatingrecord, forms a progressive modulated groove thereon, and, whenconditioned for reproducing, to create sound waves in accordance withany undulating movement imparted to a reproducer stylus 52, as by theengagement of the reproducer stylus with a progressive modulated grooveon the record E8.

The translating device may be shipped between inoperative and operativeconditions at will and may be manipulated across the record when thefeed nut 35 is disengaged from the feed screw 34 as is hereinbeforedescribed. The means for shifting the translating device betweeninoperative and operative conditions, and for controlling the engagementof the feed nut 36 with the feed screw 34, comprises a forwardlyextending control or shifting lever 53 which is pivoted by a pivot screw54 on a boss 54 provided on the right side of the carriage arm 32. Thecontrol lever 53 has a short downwardly extending arm 55 pivoted by apin 55 to a link 56 which in turn is pivoted by a pin 56' to ablock-shaped member 51 pivotally mounted on the sleeve 33 within the hubportion 32 of the carriage 32. Upward and downward rocking movement ofthe lever 53 from its intermediate position shown in Fig. 2 thus causesclockwise and counterclockwise angular movements of the member 5l. Thecondition of the translating device and the position of the feed nut 36relative to the feed screw 34 are controlled in accordance with theangular positioning of the member 51 by a mechanism not herein necessaryto show. When the control lever 53 is in its intermediate position thefeed nut 36 is out of engagement with the feed screw 34 and thetranslating device is in an inoperative condition, the recorder andreproducer styli 5I and 52 each being then in a raised position free ofthe record I8 when the control lever 53 is moved upwardly from itsintermediate position the feed nut 36 is brought into engagement withthe feed screw 34 and the translating device 33 is placed in a conditionfor reproducing, the reproducer stylus 52 then being in engagement withthe record I8; and when the control lever 53 is moved downwardly fromits intermediate position the feed nut 36 is again brought intoengagement with the feed screw 34 but the translating device is placedin a condition for recording, the recorder stylus I then being inengagement withy the record I8.

To facilitate the mounting of; a record4 on, and its removal from, themandrel I1 there is providedv a record ejector, preferably ofthe typedisclosed' in Gramann PatentNo. 2,010,717, issued on. August. 6, 1935,and entitled Phonograph. This record ejector may be sufficientlydescribed in the present instance by ther following statements:A Theejector.` comprisesv aV disc-shaped member biased rightwardly` andarranged to abut against the leftV end of. the, record. At `the free endof `themandrel there isprovidedanexpansible and contractible chuck21'I'biased into an expanded position but adapted to be heldiin acontracted positiony and to be released therefrom by a leftward movement`of the disk member 26. When a record is mounted on the mandrel the diskmember 26 is moved leftwardly to release the chuck 2T and the chuck 2.1'then expandsto hold the record on the mandrel. To eject` therecordthechuck 21l is contractedby imparting an inward movement to a,manually operable-control 28 carried by the mandrel at` the` free endthereof. When` the chuckA is contracted, the record is ejected by therightly: biased` disk member 26, the chuck then being again releasablyheld in a contracted position.

Whenever a reccrdis to be mounted on or removed fromv the mandrel I1thevfree end ofthe mandrelfmust be fully exposed. For this reason thepivoting of the cover` 4 at its right side must be effected by apivoting means` which will: not obstruct the free end ofthe mandrel;Suchpivoting may be effected by anarcuate member- 58 (see Fig. 4)provided with au longitudinally extending channel' 59' facing tothevright and having a longitudinal slot extending substantially throughoutthe lengthyy thereof. The arcuate member 58 is slidablyv supported byand effectively pivotedto: the rightl standard' I5 bymeans of thel upperand lower headed screws and 661which pass through the slot Btl, threadinto the standard, the respective heads 65 and 66'V of' these screwsbeing disposed Within the channel59. Extending throughoutthe lengthofthe arcuate member are inner and outerl strips 6I andy 62;A along theforward' portion of the member 58 the strips 6I' and 62 are eachsecured, as by welding, to the right end wa1l63`of the cover 4; but atan intermediate point 64 along the member 5B' (see Fig. 5) the strips BIand62f are each offset to theleft away from the end. wall 53 to providea clearance, as is hereinafter described;

The left side of the cover 4.is pivoted to the left standard I4?, asshownin- Fig, 1" and' 6, by means of anarm 65 whichisfsecuredasfbyweldinglto a left'. end wall166 ofthe cover andvpivoted to a`leftwardlyextending bossSfI on thestandard I4 by a pivot screw 68. Theinneredge 66! of the end wall |56l is curved in anarc about' the pivot'screw 68. The centralportion ofi the lefthand endwall of the cabinet isnot'closedby-the cover 4 and the rearward sectionV 3.; For thisfportionthere may be provideda closure 69f1bent inwardly to form a guard orfrontx closure '69"for the pulley 4i and clutch 42, the front closure69." being shaped to conform with theedgeIB' of' the leftend wall 55ofthe cover 4.

The open and" closed positions of the cover 4: are respectively shown inFigs. 6r and 2. The opening `of'the cover 4 isadapted'fto-provide suchaccess to" the front portion of the phonograph as is necessary to. its`operation. The movement of the cover 4- from closed.. to open position.is.

however, insufficient in itselfy to fully expose the free, end of themandrel II. For this reason, the freer end of the mandrel I'I is closedpartially by the righthand end Wall 63 of the cover 4 when the cover` isin closed position and otherwise by a separate side closure-'I0 for thecabinet, as is disclosed in myPatent No. 2,203,096 issued June 4, 1940.Theclosure 'Ill is provided with a supporting arm 1I. lying adjacent tothe` inner surface of the wall 6,3 and pivotedthereto by a pivot screw12; it is for the purpose of clearing the arm 1I that the arcuatemember-58 is offset at 6,4, as is aforementioned. This supporting` armis offset to the right along the line'IBtO-permit the closure 'Ill to bein substantial alignment with the end Wall 63- of the cover, the upperedge 'I0' of the closure 'I0 being shaped to conform with the inner edge63 of the end wall'63. To reenforce the conneetionof the closure Ill tothe, cover 4, the arm 'II is provided with a slot 14, curved in an arcabout thefpvot screw 12, through which slidably passes a headed pin- 'I5secured, as by riveting, tothe end Wall` 63. Thus the sideclosure 10 iscarried by, and movable relativelyto, the cover 4.

A movement of the side closure I0 relative to they cover, such as isnecessary to eiect the open and closed positions of the` side closure,is adapted to occur as an incident of opening and closing the cover 4.Reference being had to Fig. 4 it will be seen thatv when the cover 4 isclosed the side closure 'IILis urged by gravityinto its closed position.As the-cover 4 is opened the side closure 10, is urged bygravity in atcounterclockwise direction relative tothe cover, into its open position,shownin dash-dot lines in Fig. 4 and defined by the contact of the pin'I5 in'` the forward end of the slot 14. In order, however, to insurethe positive opening and closing of the side closure 'I0 coincidentallywith thev opening and closing of the cover 4, the supporting arm 1IY isprovided with an upward extension I6 andon the standard I5 there areprovided the brackets TI andl 18, secured to the standard by the screws'I'I and 18', which respectively lie in the terminal positions of thepath of the extension 15. As the cover 4 nears-its` openposition, theextension 'I6 impinges upon the bracket 'I1 to cause the side closure 1Dto` be` positively moved into open position; and when the coverl! nears"its closed position the extensionv 16- impinges uponthe bracket '18. tocause the-sideY closureto be positively moved into closed position.

In the operation of the machine, sound is conveyed to the translatingdevice 33 during recordlng and from the translating device duringreproducing. For conveying the sound to and/or from the translatingdevice there is provided a flexiblev sound-conveying tube 78, commonlyknown as a speaking tube, having a handpiece or sound-receiving device=8D atits outer end usable as a mouthpiece duringrecording and as anearpiece during reproducing. The handpiece usuallycarries a suitablecontrol means for the phonograph, not herein necessary to show. operableby moving aplate or cover 8I inwardly as by agraspof thehand, thiscontrol meansbeiner connectedwith the phonograph by a cable 82 which maypass within and along the tube and extend therefrom as through a vent83.

The speaking tube 'I9 has a considerable size. having a substantialdiameter to permit eiciency in sound conveyance and a substantiallength. to permit freedom of. movement to the operator during the useofthe machine. Because of this l, size of the speaking. tube therek isencountered,

particularly in compactly arranged -machines adapted for use on desks rthe like, a dicult problem in finding sufcient space for the storing ofthe tube during the non-use of the machine. Furthermore, if the speakingtube is directly connected to the translating device it may obstructsuch access to the translating device 39 or carriage 32 as is necessaryfor manipulation to move the translating device across the record, or itmay obstruct access to manipulative means in the vicinity of thetranslating device such, for example, as the control lever 53 heretoforedescribed, or a marking guide 84 carried by the carriage arm 32 (seeFig. 2) along which a pencil may be manipulated to mark an index slip Sto indicate positions of the carriage in its travel along the record,(the index slip S being for example held in an index slip holder 85secured to the forward portion 2 of the base 6 by the screws 96) Inaccordance with my invention, I provide the compartment I2 beneath thephonograph for the storing of the speaking tube 19 and handpiece 80,which compartment is relatively flat so as not to substantially increasethe overall height of the machine; I further couple the speaking tube 19to the translating device 33 by means of a sound tube 81 extendingrearwardly-from the translating device and downwardly behind the recordI3 into the compartment I2. When the machine is used, the handpiece 816is taken out of the compartment by way of the opening 22; the speakingtube then extends outwardly from a lower portion of the machine leavingthe upper portion ofthe machine, wherein the abovemens tionedmanipulative means are located, freely accessible. Moreover, since inthis arrangement the speaking tube does not obstruct the translatingdevice forwardly thereof, the cover y4v may be placed immediatelyadjacent to the translating device so as to render it readily accessiblewhen the cover is open.

The sound tub-e 81 is secured to the translating device 33 by means ofan annular coupling 88 and is disposed rearwardly of the translatingdevice, the tube passing over and behind the longi-v tudinal rod andterminating at a point behind the record I9. On the left side of thecarriage 32 behind the record I8 there is provided a boss 39 having anopening 90, which boss is preferably integrally formed with the carriageas by casting.

The upper end of the opening 90 is provided with a resilient bushing 9|,preferably of rubber, into which the sound tube 81 tightly lits. Fittedinto the lower end of the opening 90 and extending downwardly therefromthrough a laterally extending opening 92 in the platform I9 of the base5, is a coupling member `93. The coupling member is secured to the boss89 as by a pin 89'; it is provided with an enlarged diameter end portion93 which fits about the inner end of the speaking tube 19, and which issecured to the speaking tube by a set screw 94.

`When the handpiece 80 is 'inserted in the cornpartment I2 the speakingtube 19 coils itself about in the compartment |'2 in a manner such as isshown in Fig. 2. Since the cover 4 is tted closely to the opening 22 ofthe compartment I 2 the handpiece 80 must lie substantially within thecompartment I2 whenever the cover is closed. lIn the compartment I2there is provided a support95 for the handpiece 80 having a widened andarcuately shaped end portion 95 tting the handpiece, as is shown inFigs. 1 and 2. The support 95 is movable between upper and lowerpositions and comprises right and left upwardly extending arms 96 and 91interconnected by a bail 98. The arm 9B passes through an opening 99 inthe bottom 49 of the channel 48 and is pivoted by a pivot screw |99 tothe left side of the intermediate standard I3 between this standard andthe intere mediate gear the gear being spaced clear of the arm 95 bymeans of a boss I3" on the left side of the extension I3', as is shownin Fig. 7. The leftarm 91 lies to the left of the central portion 24 ofthe reenforcing rib 24 and is V-shaped, as is shown in Fig. 6; it ispivoted to the boss 61 of the stan-dard I 4, to the right of theaforementioned arm 65, by the pivot screw B8.

In order that an opening of the cover 4 will l eifect a movement,through the opening 22, of

the support 95 from its lower supporting position within the compartmentI2 to an upper supporting position, shown in Fig. 6, to render thehandpiece 80 readily accessible, there is provided an arm |0| on the arm05, which extends downwardly to the left of the arm 91. The arm IUI iscoupled to the support 95 by means of a pin |02, carried bythe arm I9I,which engages a slot |03 that is provided in the arm 91 and curved in anarc about the pivot screw 68. By reason of this coupling the support 95is swung in the same direction as the cover 4 with the opening andclosing of the latter. The angular distance between the open and closedpositions of the cover 4 is, however, greater than the angular distancebetween the upper and lower supporting positions of the support 95,respectively shown in full and in dash-dot lines in Fig. 6. The slot |03however provides a lost motion between the cover 4 and support 95, whichis equivalent to the diiference in theirangular travel.

When the support 95 reaches its upper supporting position' it isrestrained from moving downwardly therefrom, except as an incident ofclosing the cover 4, by means of a latch |04 pivoted by a pivot screw|05 on a boss |06 provided on theleft side of the reenforcing rib 24'.In the opening of the cover 4 the bail 98 contacts an inclined face |01on the latch |04 and slides thereover. When the bail has passed the face|01 the latch snaps upwardly against a stop pin |08, by reason of atension spring |09 connected between a short arm |04 of the latch and apin I I0 on the rib 24, to restrict the support against downwardmovement. As the cover is closed the pin |02 iirst traverses the slot|03, but before this traversal is completed a cam face III on the armIOI contactsa pin I|2 on the latch |04 to cause the latch to be movedfree of the bail 98, the support 95 then being free to move downwardlywithin the compartment I2.

In order that the motor 39 may start automatically as an incident ofremoving the handpiece from the support while the support is in itsupper supporting position, there is provided means for `eifecting anupward movement of the support, into an upward position shown in dashdotlines in Fig. 6 and hereinafter called its nonsupporting position,incidental to the removal of the handpiece 80 therefrom, and thismovement of the support is adapted'to place the motor 39 in operation.This means comprises a cantilever spring |I3 secured to the arm 91 bypins H2. When the cover 4 is opened the front edge |0| of the arm |0| isbrought to bear against the spring I I3 and'to impart an upward biasingto the support such as will move the support into non-supportingposition when the handpiece 80 is removed therefrom. The weight of thehandpiece 89 is, however, suicient to overcome the upward biasing of thesupport 95 so that the support will always move downwardly into theupper one of its supporting positions as thehandpiece 80 is placedthereon.

On the left side of the central portion 24 of the reenforcing rib 24there is secured by the screws ||4 a normally open control switch ||5.This switch comprises a frame IIB-of suitable insulating material,preferably of Bakelite, on which there are mounted front and back switchcontact springs H1 and IIB. These contact springs may be appropriatelyconnected, as by a cable I|9 leading from the frame ||6 by way of thevent |20, into a power supply circuit (not shown) of the machine so thatclosing and opening of the switch will respectively cause the startingand stopping of the motor 39. Secured, as by riveting, to the backswitch spring ||8 is a downwardly extending arm |2|. This arm liesimmediately ahead of a cross pin |22 carried by the arm 91 of thesupport 95. When the support 95 moves upwardly into its non-supportingposition the pin |22 contacts the arm |2| and moves the switch spring||8 forwardly to cause the closing of the control switch ||5, and whenthe support 95 moves downwardly out of its nonsupporting position theswitch spring ||8 is rendered free to move. rearwardly, as by its ownbias, to cause the opening of the control switch I5.

Thus, the removal of the handpiece 80 from the support 95 is adapted tostart the machine operation; whereas the mounting of the handpiece 80 onits support is adapted to stop the machine operation.

Although I have herein described and illus- 'f of the phonograph: thecombination of a closey able and openable closure on said cabinet; asupport within said compartment for said soundreceiving device,-operatively connected with said closure to automatically move outwardlyand inwardly of said compartment in response to the opening and closingof said closure; and means rendered effective by said closure in theopening of the same for causing the support to be moved upwardly upon aremoval `of the sound-receiving device therefrom.

2. In a structure comprising a cabinet and a phonograph within saidcabinet having a record support, a, translating device movable acrosssaid support and a sound-receiving device for said translating deviceadapted to be grasped by the hand during the use of the phonograph, saidcabinet having a compartment therein beneath said phonograph for housingsaid sound-receiving device: the combination of a sound-conveying meansfor coupling said translating device with said sound-receiving devicecomprising a sound tube carried with said translating device in xedrelation thereto and extending down to said compartment, and a flexibletube in said compartment connected at one end to said sound tube andterminating at the other end into said soundreceiving device; a closureon said cabinet openable to expose said translating device and aninterior portion of said compartment; and a support in said compartmentfor said sound-receiving device operatively connected with said closureand moved out of and into said compartment upon the opening and closingof said closure.

3. In a phonograph structure comprising a cabinet and a sound-receivingdevice adapted to be grasped by the hand during the use of thephonograph, said cabinet having a compartment therein for housing saidreceiving device during the non-use of the phonograph: the combinationof a closure on said cabinet openable to expose an interior portion ofsaid compartment; a support ior said receiving device mounted formovement inwardly and outwardly of said compartment; a latch for holdingsaid support in outward position; and means, operatively connecting.said support and said latch with said closure, for moving said supportoutwardly and subjecting the same to the action of said latch uponopening said closure and for unlatching said support and moving the samewithin said compartment upon closing said closure.

4. In a structure including a cabinet and a phonograph housedtherewithin comprising a drive mechanism, an on-of control for saiddrive mechanism, a record-cooperating sound translating device and asound tube coupled to said device having a handpiece on the outer endportion thereof: the combination or" an openable closure on saidcabinet; a support for said handpiece movable to place the handpieceinto a lower storing position within said cabinet and into an upperoperative position wherein the same is rendered exposed by the openingof said closure; a lost-motion coupling between said support and closurecausing the support to be moved into upper and lower positions by theopening and closing of the closure; resilient means operativelyinterposed between said support and said closure to raise the supportabove its said upper operative position when the weight of saidhandpiece is relieved therefrom, said support partaking of the lostmotion in said coupling when the same is so raised; and means, actuatedby said support in the range of movement thereof above said upperoperative position, for operating said onoii control into on and offpositions.

5. In a phonograph structure comprising a cabinet and a sound-receivingdevice adapted to-be grasped bythe hand during the use of thephonograph, said cabinet having a compartment therein for housing saidsound-receiving device during the non-use of the phonograph: thecombination of a closure on said cabinet openable to expose an interiorportion of said compartment; a support for said receiving device mountedfor movement inwardly and outwardly of said compartment; a lost-motionconnection between said closure and said support adapted to cause saidsupport to be moved outwardly and inwardly of said compartment uponopening and closing said closure; a latch for holding said support inoutward position; and means, actuated by said closure in the closingmovement of the same through the range of the lost motion of saidconnection, for releasing said latch.

LOUIS Z. LA FOREST.

